Does your company have a business recovery plan? Do you have one for your records? We all know disaster can strike at any time and in many forms and other than your human capital, your records are the most important part of your business. Without them you likely won't be able to operate your business.

This session is designed to give you an in-depth look at how to develop your Vital Records plan and choose appropriate protection methods for your organization’s assets. We’ll also talk about the alignment needed between your company’s business continuity, disaster and IT plans and tips for getting everyone on the same page. Other topics will include how to complete a risk assessment, developing a Disaster Recovery plan and a review of real world scenarios involving issues surrounding disasters.

Kimberly DeCola has over 12 years of records and information management experience and has been a Certified Records Manager since 2016. She is currently a Records Analyst with the City of Austin, having worked for the City for over 15 years. Kim has worked in establishing the City Records and Information Management program, providing consulting services and training to City departments and now helms the Information Governance program for the Austin Convention Center. Her areas of expertise include: training, education and awareness, disaster planning and recovery, policy development, records control schedules, long-term preservation, risk management and compliance. Kim is also a frequent presenter, having worked recently with the Texas Department of Information Resources, the Association of Continuity Planners-Austin Chapter and the Austin ARMA Chapter on Disaster Planning and Recovery.

ARMA International: http://www.arma.org

ARMA International is a not-for-profit professional association and the authority on governing information as a strategic asset. Originally, ARMA was the acronym for the Association of Records Managers and Administrators.

Austin ARMA Chapter: www.austinarma.com

Registrations should be received by Monday, February 5, 2018. Walk-ins are welcome

Some of the most important assets your company/agency have are records and information produced during the normal course of business. Managing those assets can be challenging at best. The ultimate goal of a records and information program is to provide the right information to the right person, at the right time, in a cost-efficient and effective manner.

This session addresses basic program components, based on records and information management principles, along with the means to market and benchmark progress. This session is an excellent introduction to establishing a new program or updating an existing one.

Agenda:

Basic Records and Information ManagementDeveloping the Program FrameworkBest PracticesImplementation

Debra Korty, CRM, is a Corporate Records Analyst for the City of Austin, Texas. In 2007 she helped to develop and establish a viable records and information management program for the City, and continues to facilitate its maturity. She also provides RIM consulting services and training to City departments, assisting them with the implementation of the program. Debra holds an MLIS from the University of Texas in Austin. She has presented at several ARMA Chapter meetings and workshops in the SW Region and at previous ARMA International conferences.

ARMA International: http://www.arma.org

ARMA International is a not-for-profit professional association and the authority on governing information as a strategic asset. Originally, ARMA was the acronym for the Association of Records Managers and Administrators

Austin ARMA Chapter: www.austinarma.com

Registrations should be received by Monday, November 27, 2017 Walk-ins are welcome

The success of change within an organization depends on the acceptance of staff and leadership’s commitment and communication of the change. As records and information professionals we need to better understand the process of change management in order to leverage our knowledge and expertise to the success of the project. Please plan to attend the Change Management Workshop and learn more about this very important element to any records and information program.

John Frost has worked for more than twenty-five years in the field of records/information management and governance as a practitioner, consultant and respected advisor for Fortune 500 companies and government entitles. John is a Certified Records Manager (RM), Fellow of ARMA International (Association of Records Mangers and Administrators), and a longtime member of the Austin ARMA Chapter.

*Registrations should be received by Wednesday, May 17, 2017Walk-ins are welcome

ARMA International is a not-for-profit professional association and the authority on governing information as a strategic asset. Originally, ARMA was the acronym for the Association of Records Managers and Administrators

This session addresses Vital Records Identification & Preservation, and Disaster Planning & Recovery. The session will give you an in-depth look at how to develop your Vital Records plan and choose appropriate protection methods for your organization’s assets. We will also discuss how to complete a risk assessment, develop a Disaster Recovery plan and review real world scenarios involving issues surrounding disasters.

Speaker: Kimberly DeCola, CRMRecords AnalystCity of Austin

Kimberly has 11 years of records and information management experience and has been a Certified Records Manager since 2016. She is currently a Records Analyst with the City of Austin, having worked for the City for more than 14 years. Kim has worked in establishing the City Records and Information Management program and provides consulting services and training to City departments. Her areas of expertise include: records management training, education and awareness, disaster planning and recovery, policy development, creating records control schedules, long-term preservation and assisting City departments with compliance in all areas of records and information management. Kim is currently working on her degree in Emergency Management and Business Continuity and holds certificates for Electronic Records Management and the Essentials of the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles.

Workshop Agenda

8:00 am to 8:30 am Registration

8:30 am to 8:35 am Announcements & Introduction

8:35 am to 11:30 am Workshop

Breaks will be taken

Light refreshments available

11:30 am to 12:00 pm Close Workshop

COST

$35.00 for Members

$45 for Non-Members

Point of Contact: Vickie Stephens, CRM, 512-940-3090 or stephensjvs@gmail.com

Please register by clicking HERE. You may also use this link to pay online. A small processing fee applies.**Registration should be received by January 24, 2017.**Walk-ins are welcome.

This session addresses basic records and information management principles. This session is an excellent introduction to the basic requirements to manage information from creation to final disposition. New records professionals to include those in leadership roles will find value in this session.

Speaker: Eric Stene, CRMCity Records Management OfficerCity of Austin

Eric Stene has 18 years records and information management experience and has been a Certified Records Manager since 2010. He is currently the Records and Information Management Officer for the City of Austin having worked at the City for more than 14 years. Eric worked in establishing the City records management program that provided a step by step method of implementation for City departments and worked in the implementation of digital records systems in City departments. His specialties include records inventories, creating records retention schedules, consulting services for City departments, coordinating offsite storage and training in all aspects of records and information management. Before the City of Austin, Eric was a Records Analyst with the Utah State Archives and Records Service. Eric gained expertise in managing records from many industries through his work in state and local government including environmental quality, public safety, public utilities, financial, and planning and development. Eric holds a Bachelor’s degree from Weber State University and a Master’s degree from Utah State University.

Workshop Agenda

8:00 am to 8:30 am Registration

8:30 am to 8:35 am Announcements & Introduction

8:35 am to 11:30 am Workshop

Breaks will be taken

Light refreshments available

COST

$25.00 for Members

$35 for Non-Members

RSVP and pay by clicking HERE. A small processing fee applies.**Registration should be received by October 12, 2016**Walk-ins are welcome.

As a Records and Information management professional, you know or at least have heard about The Principles of information governance, known as the Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles®. But how would you apply them in a given scenario? This workshop will be a high-level overview of The Principles followed by practical application by the attendees. ARMA International developed and published the Principles to foster general awareness of information governance standards and principles and to assist organizations in developing information management systems that comply with them.

This workshop will provide valuable information and guidance to those that may be starting a formal records management program or experienced programs that are striving to become exceptional.

Kevin Waldrup is the Records Management Administrator with the City of Austin’s Health and Human Services Department. Kevin has over 16 years of experience in Records Management in many different areas including records retention, records appraisal, disposition, records management training, education, and awareness.

Kevin has been a member of ARMA International since 2001 and currently serves on the ARMA Southwest Region Board as Chapter Advisor of Education and Programming. Prior to joining the Region Board, Kevin served on the Austin Chapter’s Board of Directors as Education Chair, Vice-President, Chapter President, and Immediate Past-President.

Kevin has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Sam Houston State University and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Amberton University. He earned his designation as a Certified Records Manager in January 2007.

ARMA International is a not-for-profit professional association and the authority on governing information as a strategic asset. Originally, ARMA was the acronym for the Association of Records Managers and Administrators. Over the years, we have seen a broadening of the profession as records management has become a recognized and integral part of information governance, which is key to doing business. To reflect the changing environment and this "expansion" of the profession, the association's Board of Directors decided to discontinue using ARMA as an acronym and adopted "ARMA International" as a general descriptor of the association.

Tad Howington has nearly 30 years of experience in various aspects of records and information management. He has managed and directed enterprise-wide records and information management programs at LCRA and ERCOT in Austin; Tarrant County in Fort Worth; and CenterPoint Energy in Houston. He currently is the Manager of e-Records and Information Governance at Kinder Morgan.

Susan Cisco, Director at Gimmal, has 30 years’ experience in the records management profession as a practitioner, educator, and consultant. Susan holds a Master of Library Science degree and a Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from The University of Texas at Austin.

Her work in the application of the Big Bucket Approach to the classification and retention of electronic records enhances the usability of ECM systems, simplifies deployment strategies, and optimizes user adoption.

In this presentation, Carol Brock presented strategies used to establish the eERDMS program, garner support, consolidate systems, modernize forms, and apply super buckets and auto-classification to manage content at receipt or transmission.

eERDMS, the Department of the Interior’s award winning eMail Enterprise Records and Document Management System is a FISMA moderate cloud solution which journals and indexes about 70 million emails a month. For the past two years eERDMS has been recognized by OpenText’s Hero’s Award for Enterprise Content Management in the Cloud. eERDMS is uses enterprise-wide, functional retention schedules and auto-classification to manage content. The solution supports records, e-discovery, FOIA, Ethics, Administrative / Congressional record, cybercrimes, and inspector general activities.

Furthermore, eERDMS provides a single web-based platform for hosting and managing all 20,000+ agency forms. eERDMS allowed the Department to modernize their forms allowing for mobility (available on smartphones and tablets), digital signatures, workflow, payments, and more anytime, from anywhere.

Carol Brock, CRM

Ms. Brock is VP - Information Governance with IQ Business Group and a Certified Records Manager. Currently she is working with the U.S. Department of the Interior to implement ERDMS.

Ms. Brock is the former Director of Information Assets for the U.S. Government Accountability Office. While at U.S. GAO she successfully spearheaded a NARA pilot project for simplified records scheduling and implemented an enterprise-wide electronic recordkeeping system for which she earned the National Archivist’s Achievement Award. In June 2010, she provided invited expert testimony, before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on “Federal Electronic Records Management: A Status Report.”

Ms. Brock has 27 years of Federal records management experience as a contractor, consultant, and Federal employee. She is also a Research Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin working on a Ph.D. in digital preservation. Being an active member of ARMA, AIIM, SAA, and the FIRM Council, she speaks regularly on leading records management topics.

Speaker: Tara Iagulli, Director of Career Development at the School of Information, University of Texas at Austin

This workshop focused on how to enhance external perceptions, including in-person connections, résumés and interviewing, as well as online portfolios and social media outlets. It also included a panel discussion by records management professionals.